This from senior legal analyst Andrew Weissmann. About 35% of Americans who voted are completely fine with the fact that their leader is a career criminal. Sure, Trump’s a despicable human being , but he’s not even rare, let alone …
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Trump Found to Be a Fraud
Any way you slice it, it’s been a terrible time for Republicans. That their leader has been found to be a fraud is just another page in a long, sad chapter of U.S. history, but it certainly will not be …
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Country First
Here’s a cool statement that reminds us of what American leadership can be like. The concept of “country first” is almost entirely lacking in Washington today, especially within the GOP. Speaking strictly for myself, I could live with a sane, …
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How the American Working Class Votes Remains a Mystery
Here’s yet another reminder of what could be called “the paradox of the American labor vote.” It’s a tragedy that Trump emerges victorious among these people.
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U.S. Mainstream Media: “The Enemy of the People”
Shutting down the media is the first step that every authoritarian figure takes in securing his position of total and unassailable power.
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Biden and the Working Class
The meme here reminds us of the incredible challenge facing Democrats in their quest to win over working-class voters. Where Trump looted the U.S. Treasury and gave trillions of dollars to billionaires and corporations, Biden is doing everything in his …
Overturning “Citizens United”
When we look at everything we want from government: better education, universal healthcare, common sense gun laws, etc., we see immediately why all these items are out of our reach; Big Money is interfering with our lawmaking processes. The most …
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The Cruelty of American Politics Breaks Our Hearts
There is great deal to be said for free enterprise, but maybe there is even more to be said for putting limits on the exploitation of the desperately poor. Ask yourself: what political philosophy put an end to child labor …
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Trump: “I Killed Roe v. Wade”
My wife often asks me, “How can any woman vote for Trump?” I have no good answer, other than some morons still believe that Trump alone can make America great again, that he can close the border, and stop the …
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The Working Class and American Politics
One of the great mysteries in U.S. politics is how the Democrats lost their connection to the working class. Until very recently, there was a huge stasis in this country in which labor aligned with the Democratic party, and management …
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